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From Eschaton
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
At a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, Senator Obama and Reps. Thompson and Murphy discussed the Iraq War De-Escalation Act of 2007
Senator Barack Obama (D-IL):"Our troops have preformed brilliantly in Iraq, but no amount of American soldiers can solve the political differences at the heart of somebody else's civil war. That's why our plan not only stops the escalation of this war, but begins a phased redeployment that can pressure the Iraqis to finally reach a political settlement and brings all U.S. combat troops home by March of next year."
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA): "Our troops have done an amazing job, but success in Iraq will only be achieved by the Iraqis themselves. Sending more troops into the heart of Iraq's civil war will only put more American lives at risk. This legislation provides a practical plan for ending the war as safely and quickly as possible."
Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-PA): "As someone who served in Baghdad with the 82nd Airborne, I can tell you that what's needed in Iraq is a surge in diplomacy, not an escalation of force. This legislation seeks a much-needed political solution and puts forward a tough and sensible plan to end the war. We shouldn't be sending American men and women to referee a civil war. Our troops have done their job, now it's time to start bringing them home and to force more Iraqis to come off the sidelines and fight for their country."
The binding legislation ends President Bush's escalation by capping the number of troops at January 10, 2007 levels, puts forward specific benchmarks for success in Iraq and establishes a timeline to redeploy our troops. Redeployment, according to the bill, would begin no later than May 1, 2007, with the goal of all combat brigades redeployed by March 31, 2008 - a date consistent with the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group. Entire Article
A binding resolution! That would be wonderful since the Democrats haven't grown the balls to stop the war funding, yet. Bush isn't going to listen to any resolution whether it's binding or not so the boys in the House may as well get ready to pull the cash cow into a safer place.
Bush is in to deep and has to much money riding on this war and in the upcoming Iran fiasco to pull out of it. I do not think that the war profiteering corporations would let him off the hook that easy.
IMPEACH! INDICT! IMPRISON!
